If you're a cinephile in the United States, you might have noticed Jackie Chan has appeared in fewer and fewer American films throughout the years. After he became one of Hong Kong's biggest and most profitable silver-screen stars thanks to his work as an actor and stuntman in martial arts and action movies, it seemed inevitable that Chan would take over Hollywood. In , he took a giant leap toward that feat when he scored his first big international blockbuster: Rush Hour. It's undeniable that Chan is one of the biggest stars in the world , but he's largely disappeared from the American spotlight — though he's still churning out films in his native Hong Kong.
In an October interview with Portugese outlet Filmelier , which MovieWeb subsequently picked up and roughly translated to English, Chan revealed the reason why he's been sticking to movies made in Asia lately.
As he told the outlet, he's "never left America," but in recent years, he hasn't been able to "find the right script. That's why it took me seven years to accept a role in another Hollywood film, with The Foreigner ," Chan explained, referencing the seven-year gap between his Karate Kid film and the feature co-starring Pierce Brosnan. Ultimately, Chan wants to diversify his roles and get into more dramatic work. He told Filmelier that his roles in The Karate Kid and The Foreigner are the type of parts he's seeking out these days.
Han, a maintenance man who's actually a kung fu master; he becomes the mentor to Dre Parker Smith , a year-old boy who recently moved to Hong Kong and wants to learn to defend himself. Chan's role in The Foreigner was just as interesting: He played an ex-special forces operative named Ngoc Minh Quan, who became a restaurateur in London following the Vietnam War.
When his teenage daughter Fan Katie Leung dies in a terrorist bombing, Minh seeks revenge. These parts in Hollywood films allowed Chan to explore new territory — not the same old Hong Kong policeman role — and is something he wants to do more of. I want to make sure that every year the audience can see so many different sides of Jackie Chan. I would like audiences to consider me as an actor who can do action, not just as an action star.
I don't like to repeat myself. It sounds like Jackie Chan found himself boxed in when it came to Hollywood action roles. He likes to jump into different roles, and moving over to Chinese productions has given him this. Jackie Chan gets to be part of a fantasy tale in the foreign film, that is, taking the biopic in a completely different place than one might expect.
With that being said, these projects have been announced, but have not made major progress forward in development. But we also look forward to dramatic work from him as well! Yes, pull an Uncut Gems , Chan! YA genre tribute. Horror May Queen. Word webslinger.
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